Durant reportedly has a wishlist (the Spurs, Rockets and Heat reportedly are on it), and with his expiring contract, he has a bit of leverage to get the deal he wants. But he is 37, not 27, and the threat of him passing on a lucrative two-year extension doesn't hold quite the same weight it once would.

Adding to the Suns' woes was the fate of Bradley Beal, whose nearly untradeable 5-year, $251 million contract — with an annual cap hit of $53 million next season, $57 million the year after to pair with a no-trade clause — left Phoenix with extremely limited flexibility.

The Phoenix Suns may be placing too high a value on Kevin Durant and might have to reduce their asking price in negotiating a trade, league sources inform The Arizona Republic. Durant remains one of the game’s best players,